Film-scope toy



Patented Mar. 18,1924.

UNITED -S'TATESf Josnrn A. lumen, or s'r.

FILE-SCOPE lTY.

Application Med January 27, 1920. Serial lfm-354,515.

To ali whom t mayv concern.

Be it known that I, J osnrir A. MANioN, a citizenof the United States, residing in the city of St. Louis and State of Mieuri, have l invented` a certain new and novel Film- Scope Toy, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a film scope toy and has for its object to provide a simple little device having a lens and a sight opening to be used in connection with sections of waste motion picture films having views produced thereon.

Y, A further object of the invention is to i/'l provide noyel means for holding a section bf motion picture film over the sight opening of the film scope so the picture thereon ma be viewed throu h the lens.

other object of le invention is to provide a film scope toy for enlarging the pictures on waste sections of motion picture films which will be sim le and inexpensivei in construction and hig y eicient for the purpose intended as a toy.

It is evident that motion picture films can be purchased from motion icture houses for practically nothing after t e films have become worn and it is my object to purchase these so-called worn out lms and cut i0 them up into small sections to be observed throu h the lens of the film scope.

Wit the above and other objects in view, the invention for utilizing waste lmotion picture films consists in the novel construction, arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter fully described and finally pointed out in the claim hereto appended.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this" specification wherein like characters of reference denote similar parts throughout the several views:

Fi 1, is a horizontal sectional view of the scope toy, showing a motion picture film Positioned at the'sight opening end thereo Fig. 2, is a perspective view of a section of waste motion picture film.

Fig. 3, is a vertical sectional view of the film scope toy and a section of motion pic- 56 ture film positioned at the sight opening end thereof.

Fig. 4, is an end elevation of the film scope toy looking at the sight o en in end llereof, the film being indicate by otted 5l es,

t0Fig. 5, is a side elevation of the film scope Fig. 6, is an end elevation'of the film scope toy looking at the lens ends thereof.

Referring to the drawin s A indicates a section'of a motion picture lin.r The section illustrated in Fig. 2 shows three view or picture sections 1.

The reference character v indicates a film scope hollow body or housing consisting of N5 the top wall 2, bottom wall 3 and the two side walls 4. The side walls 4, of the body B converge toward the lens end of the body B. A ring like member 5 is suitably fixed to the small or lens end of the body B and the end 6 of the body B is closed around the ring 5. A lens holder 7 is fixed within thering 5 and a suitable lens 8 is mounted in the holder 7 to close the lens end of the film scope body B. The to and bottom walls of the body 14B. lie para] el with one another, as shown in The end of each side wall 4 opposite the lens end of the body is bent outwardly as at 9, forwardly as at 10 and then inwardly to form wings as at 11 to providel a vertical wa 12 on opposite sides of the film scope bo y B at the sight opening or enlarged end thereof. The slght opening 13 is formed between the ends of the top and bottom walls 2 and 3 .and the ends ofthe inwardlX extendingl wings 11, as shown in Fig. 4. suitable p 14 extends forwardly from the enlarged end of the bottom wall 3 to act as a rest late or stop for the film A when inserted into the ways 12, as clearly shown inl Figi 1 and 3.

e photographic view upon the picture section 1 is of a size to just cover the sight opening 13, as is manifest. While I have shown a section of motion picture film in Fig. 2 as consisting of three photographic views, the filni section to be inserted into the ways 12, at the sight opening end of the film scope body B, may be of al size to bear 100 but one view, if desired. One object of cut ting the lm section A longer than the height of the sight opening 13 1s to cause the film to extend upwardly a suitable distance above the top wa-ll of the film scopebody to 105 facilitate removal of the film section from the Way 12 after the picture on the film has been viewed through the lens 8.

Owinlao the transparency of the motion picture sections 1 tlie full photographie 110 lms' when cut into short sections. wi l provide a`novel and entertaining amusement device; or toy fo `children when provided with a supply'of filmsection's bearing va-` rious photographic views.' A

The many advantages of a toy of the class described will readily' suggest themselves tq those skilled in the art to which it apperl tains.

l do not wish to be 'understood as having limited myself to the vexact details of construction shown and described, .but desire to have it understood that the invention ll have shown in the drawings is merely illustrative, as it is manifest that various minor changes may be made in the form, shape and particular arrangement of parts without Mazara hence reserve the-rig t to make any such changes or modificatlons as may fairly fall "'"witlnn the scope of' the appended claim when fairly construed.

lVllat l claim is:

A iilm scope toy comprising a hollow body having atop plate, a bottom plate and two converging side walls to form a single unobstructed sight opening at the large end of the hollow body, a single lens ositioned in the small end of the hollow bo y, a pair of opposed vertically disposed ways formed by lipped terminations of said converging side walls at the unobstructed sight o ening end thereof for receiving the side e ges of a section of motion picture film placed in front of the sight opening and a narrow centrally disposed lm stop integral with the bottom plate and directed forwardly from the sight opening edge thereof.

ln testimony whereof, ll have hereunto signed my name to the specification.

v JSEPH A. MANlON. 

